Lost Gem: "Donna" - 10cc (1973)




"You made me stand up.
You made me sit down, Donna."
~ 10cc ~ 



10cc's self-titled debut...initially...sounds like a fluster-cluck of styles...in search of a definitive direction.

Yet there are still a few worthy tracks here...not to be missed. Power pop styles with great harmonies and musicianship...each produced with very smart attention.

Compelling mucho-respectable ear-candy.

Lost Gem:--> "Donna"...is a jaw-dropping...tongue-in-cheek...plate of pop falsetto perfection.  Like Brian Wilson & Frank Zappa playing Slap Jack...  And one that will have you walking around the house singing like a "little guuurl".

Have you heard this one?


Oh Donna
You made me stand up
You made me sit down, Donna
Sit down, Donna
Sit down
You made me stand upDonna waiting by the telephone
Donna waiting for the phone to ring

Oh Donna
You make me break up
You make me break down, Donna
Break down, Donna
Break down
You make me break upMeanwhile waiting by the telephone
Donna is waiting for the phone to ring

"Hello, darling
Yes I love you darling
Yes I love you"

Oh Donna
You made me stand up
You made me sit down, Donna
Sit down, Donna
Sit down
You make me stand upDonna I'd stand on my head for you
Oh my love, my own one
Oh my love, my own one

Donna waiting by the telephone
Donna waiting for the phone to ring
Oh Donna
Oh Donna
Donna I love you.

Good stuff.

Casey Chambers
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Mike said…
awesomr song, but i like Silly Love too
June 3, 2010 at 10:45 AM
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